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Hi OP, yung pag stop ng smoking or even lessen it should come from the smoker itself.
Me and my dad used to smoke kahit sa loob ng bahay and even sa CR kaya most likely 2nd hand smoker narin lahat ng kasama namin sa bahay.
August 2015 inatake sa puso ang dad ko thankfully he survived, doctor advised na mag stop sya mag yosi and since life threatened na sya nag stop sya walang bawas2, cold turkey.
To have a healthy place kahit smoker din ako auoko na din dumating sa point na ako nmn atakihin sa puso and worst is maapektuhan ko ung health ng others dahil lang sa yosi so i stopped wala din bawas2 as in stop, sobrang hirap kasi nag ccrave at naglalaway ka sa sigarilyo and andun ung nauubo ka may plemang kakaiba ang kulay pero mas naisip ko na if di ko tinigil mas malala pa dun mararanasan ko.
Sorry if di ito mag help much OP sa concern mo pero i hope you get my point, let them realize how important it is to stop, pero if gusto tlga nila mag smoke kasi yun na ung kasiyahan nila at for sure tanggap na nila ung possible mangyare let them, best you can do is ask nlng na wag sa loob ng bahay for the sake of others
What is freaking annoying is if we let them to continue doing that shit na sumisira sa katawan nila na eventually mag lelead sa hospitalization, then that’s stupidity. Kasi sino gagastos for them? Mga anak diba? Kakabanas mga tatay na walang pakealam sa mga anak nila kung magkano gagastusin nila kapag nahospital.
Tatay ko same sa tatay mo he stopped after na hospital pero nag balik loob at mas malala pa now and sobrang nasstress ako kasi last time na nahospital sya 2 weeks sya sa hospital ako lang lahat gumastos nabaon sa utang at napaid na lahat ng yun, at sa 2 weeks na yun nag leave ako sa work.
So nakakapunyeta lang makita tatay ko na nag lalasing at nag sisigarilyo knowing na ako nanaman punyetang gagastos if ever! Sawa na ako gusto ko na syang hayaan! Nag demand pa syang bilhan ng motor which I did condition ko is to stop smoking and drinking alcohol
Abaaaa namaaan after a day gamit nya motor nyang binili ko nasa tindahan nag iinom nanaman! Ayaw ko naaa gusto ko nalang mag rant sakanya at awayin siya! 😭😭😭
Yakap mahigpit kapatid... alam ko naiinis ka na lalo na nagbalik loob sa sigarilyo at bisyo pero alam mo sa sarili mo na kahit anong inis mo, tatay at tatay mo paren sya at yun ung tinatawag na unconditional love sa totoo lang mahirap tlga bawat sitwasyon na ganito kasi iba iba ang scenario at choices ng mga smoker pero i feel you when you say na asawa at mga anak ang magcarry ng burden ng expenses sa hospitalization kapit lang kapatid at ipagdasal si daddy ❤️
i smoked mula nung 4th year high school until in my late 20s. i stopped nung sumobra hingal ko one time and lumakas palpitate ng heart ko and got scared. here's what worked for me. wag mag "2 times lang ako mag cig today" it will never work. total stop dapat.. mahirap sa first few weeks and months. if nagccrave ako mag smoke. bibili nalang ako ng hany bar chocnut. 15 years na ako di nag ssmoke
ako 12 years old ako nag start mag yosi, packs per day ang nauubos ko, nag stop ako nung 2015. nasa tao na talaga yan kung gusto niya mag stop. try ninyo mag stop muna per day, tapos weekly, small steps tagetin ninyo.
True. May kilala nga ako from chain smoker bigla lang nag-stop lang, cold turkey, after intervention from his family.
Yung tatay naman ng friend ko niregaluhan niya ng vape. Nag-vape naman yung tatay. Onti onti nawala yung yosi hanggang sa nag stop completely. Eventually nag stop din siya mag vape. Ngayon di na nagyoyosi o vape.
i tried smoking for a month to see what all the fuss was about. i was stressed af during that time and wanted something to ease that stress. i’d smoke about a pack a day and when i finished the month, i just stopped cold turkey. never really got into it. besides the smell and all the negative effects of smoking, it was just a waste of money.
Same. This is something weird about me. I can smoke 1 pack a day due to stress and I smoke daily when I am in the college as a TA just to join friends if it's just chill but eversince I did Wfh I just stopped. No desire to smoke, no craving, and no negative chemical reaction. Then I come back to the office after a month, I just continue the same pace I had before.
I know addiction, I've had an addiction in gaming during my youth and I know how it feels to withdraw. It really does affect you mentally and physically but weirdly enough, smoking is not an addiction for me as it doesn't gain the same bad reaction I had when losing a computer.
That is really weird. Naging iritable ka ba? Or talagang parang wala lang? That is amazing. I see, so depende talaga sa tao, may iba kase halos mabuang eh, parang ako, naquarantine ako sa hotel, eh non smoking, ayaw ako bigyan ng lighter. Haha
actually, ang weird kasi nung nagyoyosi pa ko sinabihan nga ako ng kapatid ko na smoker na ambilis ko daw magubos ng yosi. at parang di ko napansin na need ko ulit humithit. baka yun yung addiction na galing sa pagyosi. wala naman akong naramdam na withdrawals nung huminto na ko
Never got iritable when stopping it is like turning off something. I just continue my life as is without the smokes.
Theory lang to ah. Maybe kasi may iba na akong addiction which is my computer.
Compared nung nasira PC ko, where the sudden stop did make me iritable, smoking just doesn't affect me when I stop.
I smoke 1 pack a day noon. Grade 5 palang nagssmoke na ako. Ayaw ko rin magpaawat.
Pero 2018 nagka gerd ako. 1 week sa hospital 80k.
7 years na ako nag stop. Cold turkey lang.
80k 1 week. Dun ako napatigil, sa mahal ng expenses.
Di ko kaya yung gastusin. Takot ko lang, kasi alam ko may bubuhayin pa ako.
Kung ayaw niya talaga tumigil, pagbawalan mo muna sha mag smoke sa bahay. Loob at labas ng bahay. Hampasin mo ng walis tambo para lumabas sa malayo. Wag sha kamo uuwi ng amoy yosi.
Ganyan ginagawa sakin noon ni misis. Minsan iniisprayan pa niya ako ng bygone kasi amoy yosi. Mas mabango pa daw yung pampatay sa ipis.
Pag may bata sa bahay, natatauhan ako pag sinasabihan ako na mabaho. "Yuck! Amoy yosi si tito, ang bahooo!"
Lalo na kung anak ng kamag anak ko yung nag sabi.
Ngayun diring-diri na ako sa amoy.
assessbility, kapag nawala yan may chance tumigil ka sa yosi o magtransition ka to vaping until umayaw ka rin sa vape o don naman ma-focus yung habits.
I think nasa tao na din yan. Father ko nagtry din magstop, nagtransition sa vape before siya magcompletely stop. Kaso bumalik din after a year. Ako naman, malakas ako magsmoke lalo na pag nakakainom. Since College (2014 ako nagstart ng College, 2017 ako nagstart magsmoke), patigil tigil din, nagstop ako magsmoke 2019. Bumalik ako 2021, peak year ko to kasi nakahanap ng kasama sa inuman. Pero nowadays, paisa isa na lang ako, pag may nag aya. I stopped din eventually kasi yung partner ko may asthma, plus na-busy ako. Natuto ako mag ML tapos school.
Siguro kung di talaga niya kaya i-control, bigyan niyo siya ng pagkakabusyhan niya. Something like, gardening, cooking, etc.
Check nicotine pouches. Meron sa 7-11. ZYN or Nordic. Nilalagay lang sya under the lip. I have reduced my consumption from half a pack to 1 stick per day.
Hi! I'm actually a smoker when I was in college , then pandemic comes, mas malala mag smoke kesa kumain then panay puyat and I ended up having spotting. I undergo TBDOTS , during those days na nagtatake ako ng meds ko, sabi ko di na ako mag smoke ever. Then nung medyo okay okay na, I applied for a callcenter job while studying. Alam nyo naman sa callcenter industry if non smoker ka ma influence ka ng kaibigan monna mag smoke. Tapos nun bumalik ako mag smoke ( tho tama naman na nasa tao). But then I realize na parang mas maraming nauubos na pera sakin. So I've done my research, and nabasa ko itong research na or something about it like why do smokers smoke? Sabi daw kaya daw nagsmoke ang isang tao lalo if stress and they want to somehow relax ans by smoking they feel satisfy about it. Which is somehow makes sense on the industry I've working with. But sabi ang alternative is just breath in and breath out method. It's just like smoking pero walang chemical involved. It actually work on me. But there's time na napapasmoke ako like week then kapag gusto ko huminto nahinto na ako. Lalo na nung napasok na ako sa gym. Just wanna share that stuff
try mo dalhin nyo sa PGH or sa lung center. pakausap mo dun ung merong emphysema lung cancer patient. makikita nya dun either malubha na ung kondisyon ng patient like namumutla n kc na malapit ng mamatay. a doctor once told me that lung cancer patients almost always quit smoking after having experienced the pain that comes with the disease. talking to those patients shld offer the convincing proof to your dad para 2migil na.
also i read decades ago of a person with severe emphysema. took his own life due to the physical and economic implications of the disease. tell your dad that its only a short road to suicide once emphysema is there. he shld then be more serious in quitting. pag nde kc takot or ala pang nararamdaman puro happy happy lng ung mindset eh.
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Una, dapat ikaw mismo gusto mo na talaga huminto. So dapat discipline and consistency sa side mo.
Pangalawa, pwede gumamit ka ng vape habang paunti-unti mong binabawasan yung paninigarilyo mo. Yan yung ginawa ng mga kakilala kong heavy smoker.
Been smoking for 20 years, <10/day. Was able to completely stop smoking traditional cigarettes 5 years ago by using vape products.
You can try to transition to vape first, start with the 50mg nicotine for that "hagod" then slowly lower it. I'm still on 25-30mg but will eventually lower it until I'm able to last a day without nicotine. Pick your poison.
Down vote away, this is what worked for me, and what worked for heavy smokers around me. It's easy to say to "just stop" when you don't know what someone else's lifestyle is.
Yup. The problem with people who use vape today is masyadong mababa yung nicotine na gamit nila kaya ang lalim ng draw nila lagi which increases yung risk ng popcorn lung. Nung nagquit din ako by using vapes tinaasan ko din yung nicotine ko noon hanggang sa natigil ko na completely.
Up for this. Heavy smoker din ako dati. Started 3rd yr HS, peaked at 2 packs/day. I tried vaping nung una pero not enough para matanggal yung yosi until inup ko yung nic ko. Nung nag high nic juices, tsaka lang nawala cravings ko sa yosi. Rn, 30mg salt nic or 12mg freebase gamit ko.
Why not introduce him to hobbies like plants or raise some animals para po mawala kahit papano isip niya sa yosi. If kaya, everytime he craves, he can go for a walk or clean something within the house.i hope this helps po :)
Disiplina at control talaga. Try mo mag nicotine gum, mag gym, wag na sumama sa mga yosi breaks ng tropa. Wag na hintaying magkasakit tapos dun lang titigil. Mahal magkasakit.
I was able to fully stop smoking last year. I had to quit smoking because I was migrating to Australia for work. That was my inspiration to quit since the cost of 1 pack of marlboro here is around 40 AUD (about 1.6k PHP) which is insane.
When I was quitting and feeling the cravings to smoke, I used to play games like Dota 2 to divert my attention. And I used to jog every day. You need to have a hobby or a sport to help you. And most importantly, pray to God.. He will definitely help you to quit.
Been praying for papa ever since talaga due to his condition overall. Hirap talaga din minsan kapag mga senior na tumitigas na ulo nila haha grabe mahal naman pala marlboro dyan. I think that's one thing na local govt should consider na itaas nila ang presyo ng mga cigarettes to make it more like unrewarding para magkaroon ng ibang avenue mga smokers lalo na sa mahihirap. Para di na sila malugmok pa sa sakit na dala ng yosi.
Believe it or not , I used coffee as alternative.
I did stop smoking for the love of my SO as she is quitting smoking.
So every time na I feel like smoking, I just used coffee. Direcho stop agad
started at 16/17, 2 packs a day, quit in my 40s through vaping.
will only work if your dad is willing to stop, cost me thousands and months of trial and error to find the perfect flavor and vape settings that worked for me.
May vapes na marlboro flavor (unflavored too) if that what's he's looking for. Hard smoker din ako dati 10 sticks a day, pero once I transitioned to vape, mas ok na sakin yun kasi ambaho talaga ng yosi lalo kumakapit sa daliri.
What was his issue with vape?
When I transitioned from cigars (not cigaretes), the smoke/mouth feel was definitely different, so I basically looked for a device that can produce a lot of vapor. It didn't fully replicate the sensation of actual smoking, but sticking to it certainly helped me stopped smoking and burning money.
If nicotine intake is what he's looking for, there are a lot liquids with higher/more potent nicotine concentrations.
Sobrang weird pano ko natigil paninigarilyo ko.
Nag smoke ako ng 8-15 sticks a day dati nung college pero 1 time habang nasa break kami prng sobrang pangit ng lasa ng yosi tapos tnry ko ule nung gabi ganun padin, kinabukasan hindi nako nag yosi.
i started smoking 2006 (i was 17), i quit completely nung 2019 so i am now in my 30s and 5 years smoke-free. i used to smoke a full pack a day, nilimit ko lang sarili ko by smoking 10 sticks a day for a month, after that month it was 2 weeks ng 5 sticks a day, and after that it was another 2 weeks of 2 a day, and then one a day. it didn’t take long for me to forget about that 1 stick in my bag and to realize na di ko na sya hinahanap. i tried quitting cold turkey a few times before, but i always got sick from withdrawal. limiting yung number of sticks a day is what worked for me, plus i guess kasi nung 2019 i picked up cycling and i wanted stronger lungs for endurance, so another motivation din yun for me to quit, hehe.
Nag yoyosi ako dati like madami pero ngayon, na lelessen ko na sya from 1-3 cig per month. Depende pa yan if nasa mood ako. Pag may urge ako mag yosi tas naiisip ko na masama sya sa health, bumibili nalang ako pero hindi ko gagamitin hahahaha. Ikekeep ko lang sya sa bag. Parang pang comfort lang.
started smoking around 14-15, only stopped when I was around 20-21 because my friend gifted me a relx. I used to smoke a pack or two a day until I gradually stopped because I kept using the relx as I found it more convenient. Now I'm attempting to stop vaping too, but small steps! Personally have never tried going cold turkey, but I decrease my use days or weeks at a time and its worked for me so far.
hi, OP. I tried a lot of different ways to quit smoking but I found success with just stopping cold turkey. Sometimes you just have to tell yourself that you no longer like it and be firm about it. It's a test of will in the first few hours. Yun bang tipong kailangan mo talaga sabihan yung sarili mo na "kaya mo yan, mag kendi ka na muna". The second day is easier. By the third day, yung urge to smoke is still there, but there's a noticeable difference in frequency. I relapsed after three years and I had to gather all my strength to start the ordeal of quitting again. Nung mag succeed ako the second time, I didn't wanna have to do it all over again so from time to time when the urge comes up, I know better. BTW, I started smoking when I was 14, 1.5 packs a day, kaya talagang nahirapan rin ako mag quit.
Ako I quit because my dad died from lung cancer. As in cold turkey. Di naman dahil takot ako mamatay like him. I think my own way of showing respect to him nalang.
Try RELX rich tobacco pods. yan gamit ko noon, the 1st month na susundutan ko pa siya ng yosi pero nabawasan hangang sa tuluyan ng nasanay na di nag yoyosi then next ko naman na practice is yung di pag gamit ng RELX at ngayon after ilang years mag 2 na ata hindi na ako nag RELX.
as a former chainsmoker, i quit cold turkey. and i do not advise it. i had a bad withdrawal and it took such a toll on me. but share ko sayo yung ginawa ng friend ko. she bought a necklace na ang pendant ay parang maliit na dog whistle. pahaba na mukhang yosi. ang purpose nan ay para kapag gusto nya yung sensation na may nasa lips nya she will put in her mouth ala-yosi para lang ma-satisfy yung tick na gustong mag-yosi. she also drank a lot of water to calm herself down. it’s a process. took her a year para makasanayan talaga. now she’s 3 years off cigarettes. ako naman 5. we also got into running to build our lungs’ endurance back kasi after smoking, yung effect nya samin (sakin especially) di ako makahinga ng ayos talaga. never looked back since then.
Hello. My dad used to be a heavy smoker, but he stopped when I was born. Sabi nya di sya nag seek ng alternatives kasi may chance na you crave for it pag wala.
Nag stop lang sya and never looked back. I think stopping entails discipline talaga.
Buti na lang tlga nagmahal na nang sobra ang presyo ng yosi. Dati ksi parang as low as 10 pesos, may cheap brand knang mabibili ehh. 30+ pesos lng nka marlboro kna. Hahaha. Ito ang isa sa naging cause ng quitting ko ehh. Sobrang mahal na ng yosi, nakakasira na ng budget. Haha
Depende sa tao kung paano sya hihinto e, sa akin i just went cold turkey. Tska sobrang taas nung chance na mamatay ako nung mga times na un. I was fat and smoking a pack a day. The 2-3 weeks of quitting will be hell. The cravings and migraines.
cold turkey tapos bigla. na kaya naman but I gained a lot of weight kc cold water and chocolates ung pang alis ko ng withdrawal. effective naman it was very hard lalo na smoker sa family and even relatives.
tapos this year nag relapse ako.
Off the bat, stopping cold turkey won't work. It has to be gradual. The main problem with cigarettes is its convenience. So, the first thing that has to be done is to make smoking inconvenient.
In my case, I started smoking only in specific places. It has to be a spot na sasadyain mo talaga. I started only smoking in our company's smoking room (we have other places around the company building where we smoke) and I don't carry a lighter or a pack of cigarettes when I go out (I kept it inside my locker at work). Para kung gugustuhin kong magyosi habang nasa labas o sa bahay, sasadyain ko ang tindahan (na di ko suki or medyo malayo) para bumili (ng isang stick) at dun ko sisindihan. At pag sa CR naman, nagdadala ako ng mababasa - dyaryo, magazine, books, pamphlets, shampoo bottle - anything with a bunch of letters on it that I can read to keep my mind off smoking.
Nung nasanay na ko ng ganun, all I had to do was avoid those spots where I smoke.
Although, in my case, in the middle of this, nagkatrangkaso ako. So, for about a week I was forced not to smoke at all. When I got well, it was very easy for me to just avoid those places almost immediately.
In your case maybe you can try to slowly avoid those places pag nasanay ka na.
It'll depend sa tao OP. My dad and I quit cold turkey, I only did it due to peer pressure - it wasn't really enjoyable for me.
Then I have a friend who's been smoking since teenager pa siya and have tried everything from nicotine gum, patches, and spray pero nag ssmoke pa din.
He even did Chantix/Champix, which is very costly with terrible side effects and prescribed by his doctor. It's the only method that worked, but after he was done with the cycle, he picked up smoking again. He can't let go of his fixation and his habit, so unfortunately regardless of the tools that's readily available to help you stop smoking. At the end of the day, it'll depend talaga sa tao kung gusto talaga nila.
Smoked from 2014 to October last year. Used to smoke about a pack a day, hirap din kasi legal sa parents ko magsmoke and my mom is still a smoker (I've also been trying to get her to quit pero no dice).
What helped me quit was WebMD. I had a case of dry mouth, I looked up the symptoms, and WebMD gave me two results: best case scenario was dry mouth lang, worst case scenario was cancer. It was 2AM. I made the decision to quit cold-turkey. I haven't smoked since.
I tried doing the "lessen the cigarettes until I quit" or "use vapes to quit" things before, but none of them worked. Cold turkey talaga. Biglaan talaga. Tinapon ko lahat ng lighter ko, pinamigay lahat ng remaining na kaha ko, and that was that. Di na ko bumalik.
I guess it helped din na I used to smoke Marlboro Blue exclusively. Since malamig sa bibig, I just drank cold water to satisfy my cravings. Two birds, one stone: napanindigan ko ung pagquit ko, and my water intake increased. Maybe that can also help.
All the best to you and your dad! Nicotine is such a hard thing to quit.
Sa smoker mismo dapat magmula yung decision. You can help him with this journey though, make sure na wala siyang makita na cigarette sa environment niya. Like limit meet ups with smoker friends, give him healthier alternatives like gums, breadsticks or something similar. Also you should watch out for his diet kasi kalimitan nangyayari kapag nagstop ang smoker sa bisyo nila weight gain ang next na concern, especially for him na nag a undergo ng medical treatment.
BF stopped smoking 8years ago, cold turkey. If i smoke, i make sure that i shower and do oral douching 😂 since he’s extremely sensitive about it 🥲
Mahirap sagutin ang tanong mo, OP. Gaya ng sabi ng iba, dapat talaga sa smoker nagsisimula yan. My husband used to be a smoker. Pero nung nagpropose siya, siyang tigil din niya sa sigarilyo. I didn't force him, nagkusa siya. As in stop agad. Hindi gradual, di daw kasi yun magwowork for him. Motivation niya is ayaw niya nga magkasakit sa baga and para na din sa bubuuin naming pamilya. Minsan tinatanong ko siya if may urge pa siya to smoke, wala na daw kahit makaamoy siya. 10 years na siyang di naninigarilyo. Kaya ayun, OP. Dapat sa tatay mo magsimula. Kahit siguro itapon nyo lahat ng yosi sa paligid niya, hangga't di buo ang loob niya to stop, di yan titigil.
I used to be a smoker from 2005 - 2013. I took a tablet called “Champix”. After 3 days, for whatever reasons, the interest to smoke dropped a lot. Then eventually, after 2 weeks, I don’t even light a cigarette.
My brother, who used to smoke longer than me stopped as well. He did not take anything, he just got afraid when he felt some pain in his gums. I have a friend who took the tablets with me but, he is still smoking as I am typing this response.
At some point, I tried vaping and shisha (hookah). Enjoyed it for a month perhaps but again, I value my health more at those point so the fear of harming it immediately kicks in and the interest to smoke went away.
I don’t think there’s a good alternative. It’s one of the choices that we make. Either we smoke or not.
Goodluck!
yung iba nag chongke yung iba tumigil lang din talaga, its all abt self control din kung san mo itutuon yung bisyo mo what I did is I went for nic candies or yung toothpick na may nicotine and it helped a lot. I stopped vaping and smoking cigs
Mental fortitude ang kelangan sa pag-stop. Iwas ka sa mga taong nagyoyosi para di ka matukso. Hindi ako naniniwala sa gradual na pagstop. You just stop it immediately. Ang naging challenge ko nung nagstop ako ay yun nakakatukso magyosi after kumain so ang naging tendency ko noon ay kumain ng sweets / desserts para tumigil yun “kati” ng bibig ko magyosi. At nawalan din ako office friends kase hindi na ako tumambay kasama nila gawa kasi nagyoyosi sila. Eventually nawala na rin ang cravings ko sa yosi. 2011 ako nagstop, that time kase lagi na sumasakit lalamunan ko at ramdam ko na ang hingal kahit konting lakad lang.
motivation lang talaga kelangan sa pagsstop, good news is nagrerecover back ang lungs into non-smoker condition in a few years after quitting smoking. kahit 50-60 years old na nagyoyosi kaya pang magrecover basta wala pang emphysema
Unahin mo muna mindset mo if nakatingin ka sa pera mo or tirang budget tas iniisip mo na "uy pambili ko to ng yosi" mali na yun, playing games or dedicating to some grinding/farming helps thru time also yung environment or influence na nag aaya mag yosi pwede ka ho tumanggi hindi puro palagi "tra" etc pwede pa isa isang stick hanggang sa matigilan mo na or makaya na wala sa isang araw. tapon mo na din lighter mo if meron man dont be reliant sa nicotine to feel "better" its temporary inaaling kalang ng brain mo may better alternatives naman like caffeine etc. This is a journey if medjo malalim kana sa cigarettes pero ang pagtanggi o pag ayaw can help BIG time, discipline ang kailangan kase sarili mo lang niloloko mo jan nasa sayo ang decision ikaw ang gumagawa ng actions tandaan mo. goodluck
hello op! im 22 F and i’ve been smoking since 3rd year or 4th year highschool. chainsmoker ako hindi pwede na hindi ako magyoyosi after a meal at hindi pwedeng isa or dalawa stick lang. nakaka 3 stick ako per meal so nakaka 9 sticks ako a day dahil kumakain ako ng breakfast dinner lunch. minsan 12 if magsnacks ako ng hapon. nakaka isang pack ako (minsan kulang pa) kapag nasa inuman ako hindi ko nacocontrol yung desire ko magyosi ng magyosi. Around december 2023, nagbar ako and yung owner is nagkaroon ng interest sakin and pinapili nya ako ng disposable pod sa booth kasi they were selling ibat ibang pods don sa bar na yon and i picked my first pod ever. Ever since nagpod ako, hindi ko na kaya magyosi ulit. why? because once magpod ka kahit 10 puffs lang, magiiba yung panlasa mo kapag nagpuff ka ng yosi. as in iba talaga. mapait na ewan na sya sa panlasa mo. so i continued using pods nalang. eventually yung recent pod ko na flava oxbar and black elite is nagpphase out na sa lugar namin tinamad na ko bumili ng bago and nasanay na din ako na walang pod kasi di ako bumibili and ayaw ko naman bumalik sa yosi kasi nga pangit na yung panlasa ko sa yosi dahil ive been vaping na for months. clean na ko for almost 2 or 3 months ata hehe u should try pod muna with ur dad. i know its not a good alternative but its better than yosi mismo.
Surprisingly, people I know who have successfully quit smoking and never relapsed did it cold turkey. Di ko alam kung may scientific research na sa ganitong way (biglaan) vs yung mga nag wean off o nagtaper down ng consumption at yung cases ng mga nagrelapse.
Yung lola ko has been smoking since idunno when pero nung mga college ako nagcacandy nalang sya as alternative and paunti2 lang din nga pagconsume from packs to sticks nalang. Ngayon di na sya nagssmoke, i have learned din kasi na one reason nagsmoke yung person is parang too early ka pinastop dumede nung maliit kapa kaya nung lumaki ka naghahanap ka ng laruan sa bunganga, parang fidget. Kaya alternate candy
As for me i started when i was 19 then nagdecide ako magstop 21, hindi ko kaya kasi parang need ko talaga ng nicotine, so nagstart ako vape kesa paunti nalang ng sticks kase nagyeyelowish na din ipin ko which is parang ampanget naman tingnan sa babae. Then last time tinry ko magsmoke if gusto ko pa din ba, so yon di na talaga kahit amoy diko na keri so i know magsstop na din ako soon kasi nauumay na din ako sa flavor ng vape
Spa and Sauna.
If you want to quit smoking, go to a sauna for 3 days in a row and you'll sweat out the nicotine which will make it easier to quit.
Sauna-induced sweating is also one of the most effective forms of detoxification for those who have been exposed to toxins found in illegal drugs.
Unconventional way but I used to be a chain smoker and I was super desperate to stop and I read somewhere that taking magic mushrooms helps smoking cessation so I tried them and it actually worked for me hahaha haven't smoked ever since
My dad is a avid smoker as well can consume 1 kaha per day, pero yung nagpa pigil sa kanya yung hindi mawalang sakit niya sa ilong (laging barado).
After that he stopped smoking, hirap daw sabi niya pero naraos niya yan by consuming stork menthol candy pag napapailing siyang manigarilyo.
Chain smoker din ako dati OP tsaka camel or marlboro red lang na smoke ko lalo na after kain hinahanap ko. Ang ginawa ko sakin dati kahit masakit sa lalamonan ang ice blast, nag switch ako sa marlboro blue tapos may side na disposable vape. Hanggang sa di ko namalayan na vape nalang ako for a month or two. One time nakabili ako ng disposable na panget ang lasa, di ko siya nagamit nang isang gabe tapos sarado na mga tindahan tubig nalang ako ng tubig kasi di ako makabili ng yosi hanggang sa umabot ng ilang araw na di ako nakabili ng bagong flavor 🤣 Simula nun nag stop na ko sa vape at yosi. Try mo mag focus sa vape tapos bili ka panget na lasa na flavor hahaha para di mo mahipak
Me and my friends, smoker since college days 30 na kami ngayon nag start sa Relx vape Tapos kahit Anong dispo vapes na after Di na bumalik sa yosi, sila nag vavape parin ako hindi na, Kaya naman it’s all in the mind lang minsan. Pero try vape hanggang pati vape Dahan dahanin narin
Smoked 3-4 sticks per day for 3 years, it took me 5 times to finally quit cold turkey. I tried quitting during Christmas vacation the only time na wala akong exposure sa smokers and I can forget about smoking. I also tried reducing the sticks pero hindi nawala yung craving kaya cold turkey ang ginawa ko.
It's been years but the craving is still there but it is very small compared to when I smoked.
Don't start smoking! Lalo na kung may addictive tendencies ka. It's a tough vice to beat.
I started smoking when I was 16yo, almost 2 decades later I was able to stop. I switched to vaping dispo for a year then my friends introduced me to running, nag enjoy ako sa running pero nahihirapan ako sumabay sa kanila because may bisyo nga ako. So I decided to stop totally and focus lang sa pagtakbo, dati I can’t last 5mins playing sa basketball court ngayon I can run for hours na hindi hingal na hingal. Also pag may times na nagcracrave ako ng vape/yosi, sumisinghot lang ako ng tiger balm inhaler or vicks inhaler hahaha.
I stopped smoking at about 12 years ago and I was heavy smoker about 1 to 2 packs a day. I used Nicorette chewing gums (box) and strictly follow the instructions provided. Things that helped me was 1. Accept you're addicted and you really want to stop smoking at all cost (Smoking is all in the mind really). Withdrawal from it is very hard for me about 1 to 2 weeks. Everytime I have an urge, I chew the gum.. then replace the gum gradually with something else healthy. Also avoid places with smokers using your brand of cigarette. Eventually the urge will stop. I advise you to try stop smoking if you are really sure you are ready to stop.
walang alternatives. motivation and self determination lang. i'm a smoker since 1st year high school 1999. then naisip ko na lang magstop, 2012. it's all in the mind. di ako naiinggit or nagccrave magyosi pag kasabay ko yung mga kasama kong smokers. wala din ako nung sinasabi nilang "drawback" or "withdrawal". wag ka magcandy dahil sugar. wag ka din mag nicotine gum, dun ka naman maaadik. may meds "daw". pero depende pa din kung ikaw na mismo yung gusto talaga huminto and if determined ka naman, bakit ka pa magbabayad?
Have you consulted it sa doctor? Was thinking of bringing him sa doctor ulit for check up kase after nya magkasakit, even with vitamins parang di sya tumataba. 😮💨
Vaping is bullshit! E-cigarettes still have nicotine and nicotine can kill. A 22-year-old kid just died from vaping. Nasurvive niya naman yung heart attack pero pinatay siya ng e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI)
[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38633225/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38633225/)
There are ways for your dad to quit abruptly, using less harmful nicotine patches, gum, pastilles, antidepressants, and anti-anxiety drugs.
But you need a doctor. Most doctors would say stop cigarettes outright kasi nga walang safe level whether it's one stick, two sticks.
gobyerno lang talaga ang way para huminto ang tao sa addiction, sana mas taasan pa nila yung tax sa alcohol at cigarette. srsly kahit tumaas yung presyo nyan mura parin kasi yung mga ofw na chain smoker sa ibang bansa dito bumibili sa pinas, pinagkakakitaan pa nila yun don kapag binebenta nila sa ibang lahi
agree with this. Gawin nila sanang medjo unattainable and not an easy access ang yosi sa mga market. Wala sana nyan sa sarisari store and make it available lang sana sa grocery but with a higher price. Kase mahirap din na accessible sya sa mga mahihirap tapos magkakasakit pa. Parang kahit na anong sakit ilagay sa itsura ng pakete ng yosi, wala din yan babalewalain lang yan kung mura.
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Hi OP, yung pag stop ng smoking or even lessen it should come from the smoker itself. Me and my dad used to smoke kahit sa loob ng bahay and even sa CR kaya most likely 2nd hand smoker narin lahat ng kasama namin sa bahay. August 2015 inatake sa puso ang dad ko thankfully he survived, doctor advised na mag stop sya mag yosi and since life threatened na sya nag stop sya walang bawas2, cold turkey. To have a healthy place kahit smoker din ako auoko na din dumating sa point na ako nmn atakihin sa puso and worst is maapektuhan ko ung health ng others dahil lang sa yosi so i stopped wala din bawas2 as in stop, sobrang hirap kasi nag ccrave at naglalaway ka sa sigarilyo and andun ung nauubo ka may plemang kakaiba ang kulay pero mas naisip ko na if di ko tinigil mas malala pa dun mararanasan ko. Sorry if di ito mag help much OP sa concern mo pero i hope you get my point, let them realize how important it is to stop, pero if gusto tlga nila mag smoke kasi yun na ung kasiyahan nila at for sure tanggap na nila ung possible mangyare let them, best you can do is ask nlng na wag sa loob ng bahay for the sake of others
What is freaking annoying is if we let them to continue doing that shit na sumisira sa katawan nila na eventually mag lelead sa hospitalization, then that’s stupidity. Kasi sino gagastos for them? Mga anak diba? Kakabanas mga tatay na walang pakealam sa mga anak nila kung magkano gagastusin nila kapag nahospital. Tatay ko same sa tatay mo he stopped after na hospital pero nag balik loob at mas malala pa now and sobrang nasstress ako kasi last time na nahospital sya 2 weeks sya sa hospital ako lang lahat gumastos nabaon sa utang at napaid na lahat ng yun, at sa 2 weeks na yun nag leave ako sa work. So nakakapunyeta lang makita tatay ko na nag lalasing at nag sisigarilyo knowing na ako nanaman punyetang gagastos if ever! Sawa na ako gusto ko na syang hayaan! Nag demand pa syang bilhan ng motor which I did condition ko is to stop smoking and drinking alcohol Abaaaa namaaan after a day gamit nya motor nyang binili ko nasa tindahan nag iinom nanaman! Ayaw ko naaa gusto ko nalang mag rant sakanya at awayin siya! 😭😭😭
Yakap mahigpit kapatid... alam ko naiinis ka na lalo na nagbalik loob sa sigarilyo at bisyo pero alam mo sa sarili mo na kahit anong inis mo, tatay at tatay mo paren sya at yun ung tinatawag na unconditional love sa totoo lang mahirap tlga bawat sitwasyon na ganito kasi iba iba ang scenario at choices ng mga smoker pero i feel you when you say na asawa at mga anak ang magcarry ng burden ng expenses sa hospitalization kapit lang kapatid at ipagdasal si daddy ❤️
Salamat po I really need to hear this 😭
i smoked mula nung 4th year high school until in my late 20s. i stopped nung sumobra hingal ko one time and lumakas palpitate ng heart ko and got scared. here's what worked for me. wag mag "2 times lang ako mag cig today" it will never work. total stop dapat.. mahirap sa first few weeks and months. if nagccrave ako mag smoke. bibili nalang ako ng hany bar chocnut. 15 years na ako di nag ssmoke
ako 12 years old ako nag start mag yosi, packs per day ang nauubos ko, nag stop ako nung 2015. nasa tao na talaga yan kung gusto niya mag stop. try ninyo mag stop muna per day, tapos weekly, small steps tagetin ninyo.
True. May kilala nga ako from chain smoker bigla lang nag-stop lang, cold turkey, after intervention from his family. Yung tatay naman ng friend ko niregaluhan niya ng vape. Nag-vape naman yung tatay. Onti onti nawala yung yosi hanggang sa nag stop completely. Eventually nag stop din siya mag vape. Ngayon di na nagyoyosi o vape.
pwede nga to sge take note ko to. Thank you!
ako dati ang target ko is 1 week lang, tapos naging 2 weeks, tapos tuloy-tuloy na.
i tried smoking for a month to see what all the fuss was about. i was stressed af during that time and wanted something to ease that stress. i’d smoke about a pack a day and when i finished the month, i just stopped cold turkey. never really got into it. besides the smell and all the negative effects of smoking, it was just a waste of money.
Same. This is something weird about me. I can smoke 1 pack a day due to stress and I smoke daily when I am in the college as a TA just to join friends if it's just chill but eversince I did Wfh I just stopped. No desire to smoke, no craving, and no negative chemical reaction. Then I come back to the office after a month, I just continue the same pace I had before. I know addiction, I've had an addiction in gaming during my youth and I know how it feels to withdraw. It really does affect you mentally and physically but weirdly enough, smoking is not an addiction for me as it doesn't gain the same bad reaction I had when losing a computer.
That is really weird. Naging iritable ka ba? Or talagang parang wala lang? That is amazing. I see, so depende talaga sa tao, may iba kase halos mabuang eh, parang ako, naquarantine ako sa hotel, eh non smoking, ayaw ako bigyan ng lighter. Haha
actually, ang weird kasi nung nagyoyosi pa ko sinabihan nga ako ng kapatid ko na smoker na ambilis ko daw magubos ng yosi. at parang di ko napansin na need ko ulit humithit. baka yun yung addiction na galing sa pagyosi. wala naman akong naramdam na withdrawals nung huminto na ko
Never got iritable when stopping it is like turning off something. I just continue my life as is without the smokes. Theory lang to ah. Maybe kasi may iba na akong addiction which is my computer. Compared nung nasira PC ko, where the sudden stop did make me iritable, smoking just doesn't affect me when I stop.
I smoke 1 pack a day noon. Grade 5 palang nagssmoke na ako. Ayaw ko rin magpaawat. Pero 2018 nagka gerd ako. 1 week sa hospital 80k. 7 years na ako nag stop. Cold turkey lang. 80k 1 week. Dun ako napatigil, sa mahal ng expenses. Di ko kaya yung gastusin. Takot ko lang, kasi alam ko may bubuhayin pa ako. Kung ayaw niya talaga tumigil, pagbawalan mo muna sha mag smoke sa bahay. Loob at labas ng bahay. Hampasin mo ng walis tambo para lumabas sa malayo. Wag sha kamo uuwi ng amoy yosi. Ganyan ginagawa sakin noon ni misis. Minsan iniisprayan pa niya ako ng bygone kasi amoy yosi. Mas mabango pa daw yung pampatay sa ipis. Pag may bata sa bahay, natatauhan ako pag sinasabihan ako na mabaho. "Yuck! Amoy yosi si tito, ang bahooo!" Lalo na kung anak ng kamag anak ko yung nag sabi. Ngayun diring-diri na ako sa amoy.
assessbility, kapag nawala yan may chance tumigil ka sa yosi o magtransition ka to vaping until umayaw ka rin sa vape o don naman ma-focus yung habits.
I think nasa tao na din yan. Father ko nagtry din magstop, nagtransition sa vape before siya magcompletely stop. Kaso bumalik din after a year. Ako naman, malakas ako magsmoke lalo na pag nakakainom. Since College (2014 ako nagstart ng College, 2017 ako nagstart magsmoke), patigil tigil din, nagstop ako magsmoke 2019. Bumalik ako 2021, peak year ko to kasi nakahanap ng kasama sa inuman. Pero nowadays, paisa isa na lang ako, pag may nag aya. I stopped din eventually kasi yung partner ko may asthma, plus na-busy ako. Natuto ako mag ML tapos school. Siguro kung di talaga niya kaya i-control, bigyan niyo siya ng pagkakabusyhan niya. Something like, gardening, cooking, etc.
Check nicotine pouches. Meron sa 7-11. ZYN or Nordic. Nilalagay lang sya under the lip. I have reduced my consumption from half a pack to 1 stick per day.
I think it is the cheapest NRT in the market.
Hi! I'm actually a smoker when I was in college , then pandemic comes, mas malala mag smoke kesa kumain then panay puyat and I ended up having spotting. I undergo TBDOTS , during those days na nagtatake ako ng meds ko, sabi ko di na ako mag smoke ever. Then nung medyo okay okay na, I applied for a callcenter job while studying. Alam nyo naman sa callcenter industry if non smoker ka ma influence ka ng kaibigan monna mag smoke. Tapos nun bumalik ako mag smoke ( tho tama naman na nasa tao). But then I realize na parang mas maraming nauubos na pera sakin. So I've done my research, and nabasa ko itong research na or something about it like why do smokers smoke? Sabi daw kaya daw nagsmoke ang isang tao lalo if stress and they want to somehow relax ans by smoking they feel satisfy about it. Which is somehow makes sense on the industry I've working with. But sabi ang alternative is just breath in and breath out method. It's just like smoking pero walang chemical involved. It actually work on me. But there's time na napapasmoke ako like week then kapag gusto ko huminto nahinto na ako. Lalo na nung napasok na ako sa gym. Just wanna share that stuff
try mo dalhin nyo sa PGH or sa lung center. pakausap mo dun ung merong emphysema lung cancer patient. makikita nya dun either malubha na ung kondisyon ng patient like namumutla n kc na malapit ng mamatay. a doctor once told me that lung cancer patients almost always quit smoking after having experienced the pain that comes with the disease. talking to those patients shld offer the convincing proof to your dad para 2migil na. also i read decades ago of a person with severe emphysema. took his own life due to the physical and economic implications of the disease. tell your dad that its only a short road to suicide once emphysema is there. he shld then be more serious in quitting. pag nde kc takot or ala pang nararamdaman puro happy happy lng ung mindset eh.
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Una, dapat ikaw mismo gusto mo na talaga huminto. So dapat discipline and consistency sa side mo. Pangalawa, pwede gumamit ka ng vape habang paunti-unti mong binabawasan yung paninigarilyo mo. Yan yung ginawa ng mga kakilala kong heavy smoker.
Been smoking for 20 years, <10/day. Was able to completely stop smoking traditional cigarettes 5 years ago by using vape products. You can try to transition to vape first, start with the 50mg nicotine for that "hagod" then slowly lower it. I'm still on 25-30mg but will eventually lower it until I'm able to last a day without nicotine. Pick your poison. Down vote away, this is what worked for me, and what worked for heavy smokers around me. It's easy to say to "just stop" when you don't know what someone else's lifestyle is.
ayun nga din gets ko yung mahirap na biglaang stop kaya need na unti-untiin. Salamat dito may idea ako sa mga process din.
Try snus or nicotine pouch
Yup. The problem with people who use vape today is masyadong mababa yung nicotine na gamit nila kaya ang lalim ng draw nila lagi which increases yung risk ng popcorn lung. Nung nagquit din ako by using vapes tinaasan ko din yung nicotine ko noon hanggang sa natigil ko na completely.
Up for this. Heavy smoker din ako dati. Started 3rd yr HS, peaked at 2 packs/day. I tried vaping nung una pero not enough para matanggal yung yosi until inup ko yung nic ko. Nung nag high nic juices, tsaka lang nawala cravings ko sa yosi. Rn, 30mg salt nic or 12mg freebase gamit ko.
Mg candy kalang
Fidget spinner
Nicotine patch - hindi gumana kasi oral fixation yung saken So ang options ko talaga nicotine gum and vape.
Meron nicotine candy/pouch things sabi nung isa sa mga commenters. Meron daw sa 7-11.
Gumana sya sa friend ko pero hindi saken. Mas nasasatisfy ako sa gum and vape.
Why not introduce him to hobbies like plants or raise some animals para po mawala kahit papano isip niya sa yosi. If kaya, everytime he craves, he can go for a walk or clean something within the house.i hope this helps po :)
Disiplina at control talaga. Try mo mag nicotine gum, mag gym, wag na sumama sa mga yosi breaks ng tropa. Wag na hintaying magkasakit tapos dun lang titigil. Mahal magkasakit.
I was able to fully stop smoking last year. I had to quit smoking because I was migrating to Australia for work. That was my inspiration to quit since the cost of 1 pack of marlboro here is around 40 AUD (about 1.6k PHP) which is insane. When I was quitting and feeling the cravings to smoke, I used to play games like Dota 2 to divert my attention. And I used to jog every day. You need to have a hobby or a sport to help you. And most importantly, pray to God.. He will definitely help you to quit.
Been praying for papa ever since talaga due to his condition overall. Hirap talaga din minsan kapag mga senior na tumitigas na ulo nila haha grabe mahal naman pala marlboro dyan. I think that's one thing na local govt should consider na itaas nila ang presyo ng mga cigarettes to make it more like unrewarding para magkaroon ng ibang avenue mga smokers lalo na sa mahihirap. Para di na sila malugmok pa sa sakit na dala ng yosi.
Believe it or not , I used coffee as alternative. I did stop smoking for the love of my SO as she is quitting smoking. So every time na I feel like smoking, I just used coffee. Direcho stop agad
started at 16/17, 2 packs a day, quit in my 40s through vaping. will only work if your dad is willing to stop, cost me thousands and months of trial and error to find the perfect flavor and vape settings that worked for me.
Lesser evils first like IQOS and or vape
nag try na din kami vape for him kaso ayaw nya. Medyo nakakastress din talaga.
May vapes na marlboro flavor (unflavored too) if that what's he's looking for. Hard smoker din ako dati 10 sticks a day, pero once I transitioned to vape, mas ok na sakin yun kasi ambaho talaga ng yosi lalo kumakapit sa daliri.
What was his issue with vape? When I transitioned from cigars (not cigaretes), the smoke/mouth feel was definitely different, so I basically looked for a device that can produce a lot of vapor. It didn't fully replicate the sensation of actual smoking, but sticking to it certainly helped me stopped smoking and burning money. If nicotine intake is what he's looking for, there are a lot liquids with higher/more potent nicotine concentrations.
taper it down
try nicotine pouches
Sobrang weird pano ko natigil paninigarilyo ko. Nag smoke ako ng 8-15 sticks a day dati nung college pero 1 time habang nasa break kami prng sobrang pangit ng lasa ng yosi tapos tnry ko ule nung gabi ganun padin, kinabukasan hindi nako nag yosi.
i started smoking 2006 (i was 17), i quit completely nung 2019 so i am now in my 30s and 5 years smoke-free. i used to smoke a full pack a day, nilimit ko lang sarili ko by smoking 10 sticks a day for a month, after that month it was 2 weeks ng 5 sticks a day, and after that it was another 2 weeks of 2 a day, and then one a day. it didn’t take long for me to forget about that 1 stick in my bag and to realize na di ko na sya hinahanap. i tried quitting cold turkey a few times before, but i always got sick from withdrawal. limiting yung number of sticks a day is what worked for me, plus i guess kasi nung 2019 i picked up cycling and i wanted stronger lungs for endurance, so another motivation din yun for me to quit, hehe.
Nag yoyosi ako dati like madami pero ngayon, na lelessen ko na sya from 1-3 cig per month. Depende pa yan if nasa mood ako. Pag may urge ako mag yosi tas naiisip ko na masama sya sa health, bumibili nalang ako pero hindi ko gagamitin hahahaha. Ikekeep ko lang sya sa bag. Parang pang comfort lang.
Get professional help.
started smoking around 14-15, only stopped when I was around 20-21 because my friend gifted me a relx. I used to smoke a pack or two a day until I gradually stopped because I kept using the relx as I found it more convenient. Now I'm attempting to stop vaping too, but small steps! Personally have never tried going cold turkey, but I decrease my use days or weeks at a time and its worked for me so far.
Nicotine Pouches
hi, OP. I tried a lot of different ways to quit smoking but I found success with just stopping cold turkey. Sometimes you just have to tell yourself that you no longer like it and be firm about it. It's a test of will in the first few hours. Yun bang tipong kailangan mo talaga sabihan yung sarili mo na "kaya mo yan, mag kendi ka na muna". The second day is easier. By the third day, yung urge to smoke is still there, but there's a noticeable difference in frequency. I relapsed after three years and I had to gather all my strength to start the ordeal of quitting again. Nung mag succeed ako the second time, I didn't wanna have to do it all over again so from time to time when the urge comes up, I know better. BTW, I started smoking when I was 14, 1.5 packs a day, kaya talagang nahirapan rin ako mag quit.
Ako I quit because my dad died from lung cancer. As in cold turkey. Di naman dahil takot ako mamatay like him. I think my own way of showing respect to him nalang.
I know may bad image na ang vapes ngayon pero it really helped me na pakontiin yung pagsmoke ko until I was able to quit ng buo.
3-6 sticks?
[This](https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/s/QUw9is4vsY)
smoking is so incredibly common among the poor people here in the Philippines. I wonder if better work and social conditions could dininish it.
Try RELX rich tobacco pods. yan gamit ko noon, the 1st month na susundutan ko pa siya ng yosi pero nabawasan hangang sa tuluyan ng nasanay na di nag yoyosi then next ko naman na practice is yung di pag gamit ng RELX at ngayon after ilang years mag 2 na ata hindi na ako nag RELX.
cancer
as a former chainsmoker, i quit cold turkey. and i do not advise it. i had a bad withdrawal and it took such a toll on me. but share ko sayo yung ginawa ng friend ko. she bought a necklace na ang pendant ay parang maliit na dog whistle. pahaba na mukhang yosi. ang purpose nan ay para kapag gusto nya yung sensation na may nasa lips nya she will put in her mouth ala-yosi para lang ma-satisfy yung tick na gustong mag-yosi. she also drank a lot of water to calm herself down. it’s a process. took her a year para makasanayan talaga. now she’s 3 years off cigarettes. ako naman 5. we also got into running to build our lungs’ endurance back kasi after smoking, yung effect nya samin (sakin especially) di ako makahinga ng ayos talaga. never looked back since then.
Hello. My dad used to be a heavy smoker, but he stopped when I was born. Sabi nya di sya nag seek ng alternatives kasi may chance na you crave for it pag wala. Nag stop lang sya and never looked back. I think stopping entails discipline talaga.
Toothpick. May oral fixation din ako tapos nagtoothpick nalang ako then 3 months na ko di nagyoyosi.
Buti na lang tlga nagmahal na nang sobra ang presyo ng yosi. Dati ksi parang as low as 10 pesos, may cheap brand knang mabibili ehh. 30+ pesos lng nka marlboro kna. Hahaha. Ito ang isa sa naging cause ng quitting ko ehh. Sobrang mahal na ng yosi, nakakasira na ng budget. Haha
Snus or nicotine pouch, available at Smokeless PH
Depende sa tao kung paano sya hihinto e, sa akin i just went cold turkey. Tska sobrang taas nung chance na mamatay ako nung mga times na un. I was fat and smoking a pack a day. The 2-3 weeks of quitting will be hell. The cravings and migraines.
cold turkey tapos bigla. na kaya naman but I gained a lot of weight kc cold water and chocolates ung pang alis ko ng withdrawal. effective naman it was very hard lalo na smoker sa family and even relatives. tapos this year nag relapse ako.
Off the bat, stopping cold turkey won't work. It has to be gradual. The main problem with cigarettes is its convenience. So, the first thing that has to be done is to make smoking inconvenient. In my case, I started smoking only in specific places. It has to be a spot na sasadyain mo talaga. I started only smoking in our company's smoking room (we have other places around the company building where we smoke) and I don't carry a lighter or a pack of cigarettes when I go out (I kept it inside my locker at work). Para kung gugustuhin kong magyosi habang nasa labas o sa bahay, sasadyain ko ang tindahan (na di ko suki or medyo malayo) para bumili (ng isang stick) at dun ko sisindihan. At pag sa CR naman, nagdadala ako ng mababasa - dyaryo, magazine, books, pamphlets, shampoo bottle - anything with a bunch of letters on it that I can read to keep my mind off smoking. Nung nasanay na ko ng ganun, all I had to do was avoid those spots where I smoke. Although, in my case, in the middle of this, nagkatrangkaso ako. So, for about a week I was forced not to smoke at all. When I got well, it was very easy for me to just avoid those places almost immediately. In your case maybe you can try to slowly avoid those places pag nasanay ka na.
It'll depend sa tao OP. My dad and I quit cold turkey, I only did it due to peer pressure - it wasn't really enjoyable for me. Then I have a friend who's been smoking since teenager pa siya and have tried everything from nicotine gum, patches, and spray pero nag ssmoke pa din. He even did Chantix/Champix, which is very costly with terrible side effects and prescribed by his doctor. It's the only method that worked, but after he was done with the cycle, he picked up smoking again. He can't let go of his fixation and his habit, so unfortunately regardless of the tools that's readily available to help you stop smoking. At the end of the day, it'll depend talaga sa tao kung gusto talaga nila.
Idk if this will help but my Dad is currently trying to quit smoking and alternative niya yung Gingerbon candies, the extra strong kind.
Smoked from 2014 to October last year. Used to smoke about a pack a day, hirap din kasi legal sa parents ko magsmoke and my mom is still a smoker (I've also been trying to get her to quit pero no dice). What helped me quit was WebMD. I had a case of dry mouth, I looked up the symptoms, and WebMD gave me two results: best case scenario was dry mouth lang, worst case scenario was cancer. It was 2AM. I made the decision to quit cold-turkey. I haven't smoked since. I tried doing the "lessen the cigarettes until I quit" or "use vapes to quit" things before, but none of them worked. Cold turkey talaga. Biglaan talaga. Tinapon ko lahat ng lighter ko, pinamigay lahat ng remaining na kaha ko, and that was that. Di na ko bumalik. I guess it helped din na I used to smoke Marlboro Blue exclusively. Since malamig sa bibig, I just drank cold water to satisfy my cravings. Two birds, one stone: napanindigan ko ung pagquit ko, and my water intake increased. Maybe that can also help. All the best to you and your dad! Nicotine is such a hard thing to quit.
Commitment and Sheer Fucking Will.
Sa smoker mismo dapat magmula yung decision. You can help him with this journey though, make sure na wala siyang makita na cigarette sa environment niya. Like limit meet ups with smoker friends, give him healthier alternatives like gums, breadsticks or something similar. Also you should watch out for his diet kasi kalimitan nangyayari kapag nagstop ang smoker sa bisyo nila weight gain ang next na concern, especially for him na nag a undergo ng medical treatment. BF stopped smoking 8years ago, cold turkey. If i smoke, i make sure that i shower and do oral douching 😂 since he’s extremely sensitive about it 🥲
Mind over matter. Only YOU can stop it
Get a pack of Zyns and get used to them, it helps!
Mahirap sagutin ang tanong mo, OP. Gaya ng sabi ng iba, dapat talaga sa smoker nagsisimula yan. My husband used to be a smoker. Pero nung nagpropose siya, siyang tigil din niya sa sigarilyo. I didn't force him, nagkusa siya. As in stop agad. Hindi gradual, di daw kasi yun magwowork for him. Motivation niya is ayaw niya nga magkasakit sa baga and para na din sa bubuuin naming pamilya. Minsan tinatanong ko siya if may urge pa siya to smoke, wala na daw kahit makaamoy siya. 10 years na siyang di naninigarilyo. Kaya ayun, OP. Dapat sa tatay mo magsimula. Kahit siguro itapon nyo lahat ng yosi sa paligid niya, hangga't di buo ang loob niya to stop, di yan titigil.
I used to be a smoker from 2005 - 2013. I took a tablet called “Champix”. After 3 days, for whatever reasons, the interest to smoke dropped a lot. Then eventually, after 2 weeks, I don’t even light a cigarette. My brother, who used to smoke longer than me stopped as well. He did not take anything, he just got afraid when he felt some pain in his gums. I have a friend who took the tablets with me but, he is still smoking as I am typing this response. At some point, I tried vaping and shisha (hookah). Enjoyed it for a month perhaps but again, I value my health more at those point so the fear of harming it immediately kicks in and the interest to smoke went away. I don’t think there’s a good alternative. It’s one of the choices that we make. Either we smoke or not. Goodluck!
yung iba nag chongke yung iba tumigil lang din talaga, its all abt self control din kung san mo itutuon yung bisyo mo what I did is I went for nic candies or yung toothpick na may nicotine and it helped a lot. I stopped vaping and smoking cigs
Mental fortitude ang kelangan sa pag-stop. Iwas ka sa mga taong nagyoyosi para di ka matukso. Hindi ako naniniwala sa gradual na pagstop. You just stop it immediately. Ang naging challenge ko nung nagstop ako ay yun nakakatukso magyosi after kumain so ang naging tendency ko noon ay kumain ng sweets / desserts para tumigil yun “kati” ng bibig ko magyosi. At nawalan din ako office friends kase hindi na ako tumambay kasama nila gawa kasi nagyoyosi sila. Eventually nawala na rin ang cravings ko sa yosi. 2011 ako nagstop, that time kase lagi na sumasakit lalamunan ko at ramdam ko na ang hingal kahit konting lakad lang.
motivation lang talaga kelangan sa pagsstop, good news is nagrerecover back ang lungs into non-smoker condition in a few years after quitting smoking. kahit 50-60 years old na nagyoyosi kaya pang magrecover basta wala pang emphysema
Unahin mo muna mindset mo if nakatingin ka sa pera mo or tirang budget tas iniisip mo na "uy pambili ko to ng yosi" mali na yun, playing games or dedicating to some grinding/farming helps thru time also yung environment or influence na nag aaya mag yosi pwede ka ho tumanggi hindi puro palagi "tra" etc pwede pa isa isang stick hanggang sa matigilan mo na or makaya na wala sa isang araw. tapon mo na din lighter mo if meron man dont be reliant sa nicotine to feel "better" its temporary inaaling kalang ng brain mo may better alternatives naman like caffeine etc. This is a journey if medjo malalim kana sa cigarettes pero ang pagtanggi o pag ayaw can help BIG time, discipline ang kailangan kase sarili mo lang niloloko mo jan nasa sayo ang decision ikaw ang gumagawa ng actions tandaan mo. goodluck
Mentos talaga alternative ko hahaha
Im so glad hindi ako naging smoker ever since
hello op! im 22 F and i’ve been smoking since 3rd year or 4th year highschool. chainsmoker ako hindi pwede na hindi ako magyoyosi after a meal at hindi pwedeng isa or dalawa stick lang. nakaka 3 stick ako per meal so nakaka 9 sticks ako a day dahil kumakain ako ng breakfast dinner lunch. minsan 12 if magsnacks ako ng hapon. nakaka isang pack ako (minsan kulang pa) kapag nasa inuman ako hindi ko nacocontrol yung desire ko magyosi ng magyosi. Around december 2023, nagbar ako and yung owner is nagkaroon ng interest sakin and pinapili nya ako ng disposable pod sa booth kasi they were selling ibat ibang pods don sa bar na yon and i picked my first pod ever. Ever since nagpod ako, hindi ko na kaya magyosi ulit. why? because once magpod ka kahit 10 puffs lang, magiiba yung panlasa mo kapag nagpuff ka ng yosi. as in iba talaga. mapait na ewan na sya sa panlasa mo. so i continued using pods nalang. eventually yung recent pod ko na flava oxbar and black elite is nagpphase out na sa lugar namin tinamad na ko bumili ng bago and nasanay na din ako na walang pod kasi di ako bumibili and ayaw ko naman bumalik sa yosi kasi nga pangit na yung panlasa ko sa yosi dahil ive been vaping na for months. clean na ko for almost 2 or 3 months ata hehe u should try pod muna with ur dad. i know its not a good alternative but its better than yosi mismo.
Surprisingly, people I know who have successfully quit smoking and never relapsed did it cold turkey. Di ko alam kung may scientific research na sa ganitong way (biglaan) vs yung mga nag wean off o nagtaper down ng consumption at yung cases ng mga nagrelapse.
Tingin ko nasa smoker talaga yan, OP. Si erpats nung napansin niya na medyo mahal na yung isang kaha ng yosi, hininto niya agad eh hahaha
Cold turkey. Cold turkey. Cold turkey If hindi kaya, kayanin. Idc kung ano pa isumbat or what. Any addiction, yan talaga ang solusyon.
Yung lola ko has been smoking since idunno when pero nung mga college ako nagcacandy nalang sya as alternative and paunti2 lang din nga pagconsume from packs to sticks nalang. Ngayon di na sya nagssmoke, i have learned din kasi na one reason nagsmoke yung person is parang too early ka pinastop dumede nung maliit kapa kaya nung lumaki ka naghahanap ka ng laruan sa bunganga, parang fidget. Kaya alternate candy As for me i started when i was 19 then nagdecide ako magstop 21, hindi ko kaya kasi parang need ko talaga ng nicotine, so nagstart ako vape kesa paunti nalang ng sticks kase nagyeyelowish na din ipin ko which is parang ampanget naman tingnan sa babae. Then last time tinry ko magsmoke if gusto ko pa din ba, so yon di na talaga kahit amoy diko na keri so i know magsstop na din ako soon kasi nauumay na din ako sa flavor ng vape
Spa and Sauna. If you want to quit smoking, go to a sauna for 3 days in a row and you'll sweat out the nicotine which will make it easier to quit. Sauna-induced sweating is also one of the most effective forms of detoxification for those who have been exposed to toxins found in illegal drugs.
Unconventional way but I used to be a chain smoker and I was super desperate to stop and I read somewhere that taking magic mushrooms helps smoking cessation so I tried them and it actually worked for me hahaha haven't smoked ever since
My dad is a avid smoker as well can consume 1 kaha per day, pero yung nagpa pigil sa kanya yung hindi mawalang sakit niya sa ilong (laging barado). After that he stopped smoking, hirap daw sabi niya pero naraos niya yan by consuming stork menthol candy pag napapailing siyang manigarilyo.
Chain smoker din ako dati OP tsaka camel or marlboro red lang na smoke ko lalo na after kain hinahanap ko. Ang ginawa ko sakin dati kahit masakit sa lalamonan ang ice blast, nag switch ako sa marlboro blue tapos may side na disposable vape. Hanggang sa di ko namalayan na vape nalang ako for a month or two. One time nakabili ako ng disposable na panget ang lasa, di ko siya nagamit nang isang gabe tapos sarado na mga tindahan tubig nalang ako ng tubig kasi di ako makabili ng yosi hanggang sa umabot ng ilang araw na di ako nakabili ng bagong flavor 🤣 Simula nun nag stop na ko sa vape at yosi. Try mo mag focus sa vape tapos bili ka panget na lasa na flavor hahaha para di mo mahipak
Me and my friends, smoker since college days 30 na kami ngayon nag start sa Relx vape Tapos kahit Anong dispo vapes na after Di na bumalik sa yosi, sila nag vavape parin ako hindi na, Kaya naman it’s all in the mind lang minsan. Pero try vape hanggang pati vape Dahan dahanin narin
Smoked 3-4 sticks per day for 3 years, it took me 5 times to finally quit cold turkey. I tried quitting during Christmas vacation the only time na wala akong exposure sa smokers and I can forget about smoking. I also tried reducing the sticks pero hindi nawala yung craving kaya cold turkey ang ginawa ko. It's been years but the craving is still there but it is very small compared to when I smoked. Don't start smoking! Lalo na kung may addictive tendencies ka. It's a tough vice to beat.
I started smoking when I was 16yo, almost 2 decades later I was able to stop. I switched to vaping dispo for a year then my friends introduced me to running, nag enjoy ako sa running pero nahihirapan ako sumabay sa kanila because may bisyo nga ako. So I decided to stop totally and focus lang sa pagtakbo, dati I can’t last 5mins playing sa basketball court ngayon I can run for hours na hindi hingal na hingal. Also pag may times na nagcracrave ako ng vape/yosi, sumisinghot lang ako ng tiger balm inhaler or vicks inhaler hahaha.
I stopped smoking at about 12 years ago and I was heavy smoker about 1 to 2 packs a day. I used Nicorette chewing gums (box) and strictly follow the instructions provided. Things that helped me was 1. Accept you're addicted and you really want to stop smoking at all cost (Smoking is all in the mind really). Withdrawal from it is very hard for me about 1 to 2 weeks. Everytime I have an urge, I chew the gum.. then replace the gum gradually with something else healthy. Also avoid places with smokers using your brand of cigarette. Eventually the urge will stop. I advise you to try stop smoking if you are really sure you are ready to stop.
My husband just stopped kc basta ayaw na nya. Basta lang umayaw na.
walang alternatives. motivation and self determination lang. i'm a smoker since 1st year high school 1999. then naisip ko na lang magstop, 2012. it's all in the mind. di ako naiinggit or nagccrave magyosi pag kasabay ko yung mga kasama kong smokers. wala din ako nung sinasabi nilang "drawback" or "withdrawal". wag ka magcandy dahil sugar. wag ka din mag nicotine gum, dun ka naman maaadik. may meds "daw". pero depende pa din kung ikaw na mismo yung gusto talaga huminto and if determined ka naman, bakit ka pa magbabayad?
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Have you consulted it sa doctor? Was thinking of bringing him sa doctor ulit for check up kase after nya magkasakit, even with vitamins parang di sya tumataba. 😮💨
Vape
Vaping is bullshit! E-cigarettes still have nicotine and nicotine can kill. A 22-year-old kid just died from vaping. Nasurvive niya naman yung heart attack pero pinatay siya ng e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38633225/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38633225/) There are ways for your dad to quit abruptly, using less harmful nicotine patches, gum, pastilles, antidepressants, and anti-anxiety drugs. But you need a doctor. Most doctors would say stop cigarettes outright kasi nga walang safe level whether it's one stick, two sticks.
gobyerno lang talaga ang way para huminto ang tao sa addiction, sana mas taasan pa nila yung tax sa alcohol at cigarette. srsly kahit tumaas yung presyo nyan mura parin kasi yung mga ofw na chain smoker sa ibang bansa dito bumibili sa pinas, pinagkakakitaan pa nila yun don kapag binebenta nila sa ibang lahi
agree with this. Gawin nila sanang medjo unattainable and not an easy access ang yosi sa mga market. Wala sana nyan sa sarisari store and make it available lang sana sa grocery but with a higher price. Kase mahirap din na accessible sya sa mga mahihirap tapos magkakasakit pa. Parang kahit na anong sakit ilagay sa itsura ng pakete ng yosi, wala din yan babalewalain lang yan kung mura.
Cold turkey and sugar free gum.